Seattle Gets First Gay Mayor As Ed Murray Claims Early Victory

Fresh off the heels of dethroning San Francisco as the gayest large city in America, Seattle once again raised its LGBT Pride flag high by electing the city's first openly gay mayor, Ed Murray (pictured right).

The former state senator made a household name for himself in Washington after being instrumental in marriage equality's success in the state in 2012. It looks like claiming the mayorship of Seattle from incumbent Mike McGinn is his prize. With 57 percent of the spread in his pocket compared to McGinn's 43, Murray all but declared victory at a campaign dinner party in the city's gay neighborhood, Capitol Hill.